The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?

Photo via the New Republic It's a widely held notion that politicians have long been in the pocket of Big Oil. And there's good reason for that perception: oil companies' huge campaign donations, vast lobbying power, and close ties to politicians have ensured that their taxes remain low , that hidden subsidies are around to provide extra funding, and that they receive preferential treatment in US energy policy. But there could be a new, ... View original post here: The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?

Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can

So there really isn't anything that deep to this image. It's just a (more or less) life-sized blue whale eye. And on the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society site you can educate yourself/be mesmerized/ waste some time for a while staring at it while the entire life-sized animal scrolls across your browser window. Believe me, it's way cooler than you might think:... Read more from the original source: Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can

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The Boom in Doom: Peak Oil in the New York Times

published June 8, 2010 and has No Comments

Brendan Smialowski for the New York Times Peak Oil is not news to TreeHugger readers, but in the New York Times , John Leland talks to people who are preparing for food shortages, a collapse of the economy, a breakdown of civil order that many think is inevitable. He writes that "In bleak times, there is a boom in ...

MIT Plan to Slash Energy Consumption on Campus Could Save $50 Million

published June 7, 2010 and has No Comments

MIT plans to cut their energy use by 15 percent in three years. Photo by Francisco Diez via Flickr. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is partnering with NSTAR , a Read the original: MIT Plan to Slash Energy Consumption on Campus Could Save $50 Million

Ocean Currents Likely to Carry Gushing Oil Into Atlantic by Summer’s End (Video)

published June 3, 2010 and has No Comments

With every attempt so far to stop the gusher of oil from the Deepwater Horizon failed, the grim news is that it could flow until Ch... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original post: Ocean Currents Likely to Carry Gushing Oil Into Atlantic by Summer's End (Video)

Ocean Currents Likely to Carry Gushing Oil Into Atlantic by Summer’s End (Video)

published June 3, 2010 and has No Comments

With every attempt so far to stop the gusher of oil from the Deepwater Horizon failed, the grim news is that it could flow until Ch... Read the full story on TreeHugger Original post: Ocean Currents Likely to Carry Gushing Oil Into Atlantic by Summer's End (Video)

Phew! US Has No Plans to Use Nuclear Weapons to Stop the Gulf Gusher

published June 3, 2010 and has No Comments

photo: Andy Zeigert via flickr You've probably heard the lunatic proposition floating around the web that the last resort option in stopping the oil gushing out of the the sunken Deepwater Horizon is to deploy some variety of nuclear weapon to blast the leak out of existence. Thankfully, according to a New York Times report, the US government has ...